Indian actor and director
Balu Anand |
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Born | c. 1954
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Died | 3 June 2016 (aged 62)
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Nationality | Indian |
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Occupation(s) | Director Actor |
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Years active | 1985-2016 |
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Balu Anand (1954 – 3 June 2016) was an Indian actor and director who worked in Tamil-language films (Kollywood). He appeared in over 100 films as an actor and directed several films, such as Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri, Annanagar Mudhal Theru and Unakkaga Piranthen.[1][2][3][4]
Career
Anand is known as the director of successful films Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri starring Vijayakanth and the Sathyaraj, Radha, Ambika starrer Annanagar Mudhal Theru, a remake of Malayalam film Gandhinagar 2nd Street.[5]
In the early 2000s, Anand attempted to make a comeback through two films as a director, Paapoo...Paapoo and Low Class Loganathan, but neither film was theatrically released.[6] His last directorial venture Anandha Thollai starring Powerstar Srinivasan is still unreleased.[7]
Death
Anand died of a heart attack in his home town of Kalampalayam.[8][9]
Filmography
As director
Year
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Film
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Cast
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1985
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Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri
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Vijayakanth, Radhika, Jeevitha, Goundamani
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1986
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Rasigan Oru Rasigai
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Sathyaraj, Ambika, Jaishankar
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1986
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Endravathu Oru Naal
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Naresh Kumar, Madhuri
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1988
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Annanagar Mudhal Theru
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Sathyaraj, Radha, Ambika, Raghuvaran
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1992
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Unakkaga Piranthen
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Prashanth, Mohini, Sangeetha, Janagaraj
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1993
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Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan
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Mansoor Ali Khan, Nandhini, Napoleon, Srihari
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1995
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Sindhu Bath
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Mansoor Ali Khan, Kasthuri, Sanghavi
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2013
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Sandhithathum Sindhithathum
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Sathya, Huda Shah, Mithra Kurian, Nizhalgal Ravi, Ganja Karuppu
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2015
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Athiradi
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Mansoor Ali Khan
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As actor
As voice actor
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